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- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Siege of Gaza City
- Al-Shifa Hospital siege
- The Israel Defense Forces enter the Al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City with infantry and tanks. (BBC News)
- Al-Shifa Hospital siege
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- A fuel truck enters the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing from Egypt for the first time since the war began, aiming to address the fuel shortages in the area through the United Nations. (AFP via The Manila Times)
- Siege of Gaza City
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- The pro-democracy National Unity Government says that over 200 junta troops and their families have surrendered to rebel forces near the border with China. (NHK World)
- The military junta imposes a curfew in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe with tanks reported on the city's streets. The Arakan Army reportedly captures dozens of policemen and soldiers. (Reuters)
- The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army claims an entire battalion of the military surrendered to the Three Brotherhood Alliance in Shan State. (NBC News)
- Junta spokesperson major general Zaw Min Tun accuses rebel groups of "destroying the whole country", and says reports of captured military bases were "propaganda". (The Business Standard)
- Operation 1027
- War in Sudan
- Battle of Khartoum
- Fighting continues in Jabal Awliya, south of Khartoum, with local sources claiming the Rapid Support Forces took control of Al Najumi air base and a road linking the city to White Nile State. (Sudan Tribune)
- Violence between rival tribes in South Darfur kill at least 30 people over three days of clashes. (Radio Dabanga)
- Battle of Khartoum
Disasters and incidents
- 2023 Doda bus accident
- A bus carrying passengers slid off the road and tumbled down into a 300-foot valley in India's Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least 39 people and injuring 19. (TOI)
International relations
- APEC United States 2023
- China–United States relations
- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hold talks in San Francisco, California, their first meeting in over a year. The talks are described as being positive with "real progress" being made on key issues such as drug trafficking and artificial intelligence. (Reuters)
- China–United States relations
- Guyana–Venezuela relations
- Venezuela announces that it will go ahead with a referendum on the status of Guayana Esequiba, despite Guyana's petition to halt the vote. (Reuters)
- France–Syria relations
- France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad on charges of crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes, including the 2013 Ghouta chemical attack. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom rules that the British government's Rwanda asylum plan, whereby illegal immigrants would be relocated to Rwanda for processing and resettlement, is unlawful. (BBC News)
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